Rachel Carson（1907﹣1964）was a pioneer of the world's environmental movement through her writing about the protection of the natural world．Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her well known by many people．It describes the harmful changes in the environment of using toxic（有害的）chemicals on farmland．

Carson's career started as a biologist in the US Bureau of Fisheries．In 1951 she published her first book．The Sea Around Us，which became a bestseller．It made her rich enough to leave her job and devote her life to writing．She was s gifted writer．Her next two books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales lists．

Carson's book Silent Spring completely changed the way America thought about nature．It painted a bleak（荒凉的） future for the whole natural world．It led to a nationwide ban（禁止）on the use of a deadly chemical called DDT，and other toxic pesticides （农药）that farmers used for their crops．Many people say the book led to the creation of America's Environmental Protection Agency．

Since her death．Carson's name has continued to be connected with protecting the environment．There is now a yearly Rachel Carson Book Prize．Norway awards the Rachel Carson Prize to women who have made great contributions to the field of environmental protection．In1980，16 years after her death，she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom，the highest civilian honour in America．

1．What happened to Rachel Carson in1962？

A．She started to write books

B．She gave up working as s biologist

C．Her book The Sea Around Us sold well

D．Her book Silent Spring made her famous

2．What most probably made Rachel Carson leave her job？

A．She got an award

B．She published Silent Spring

C．The Sea Around Us brought her enough money

D．The US government took notice of her researches

3．Why is the book Silent Spring important to America's environmental protection？

Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous scientists in this century. He was born in 1942. He’s a world well-known on space and time. Stephen is researching some very big questions, such as: How did the universe begin? How will it end?

Stephen was a student at Oxford University. He studied math and science. Then, at the age of twenty, he became sick. He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, “He has only two more years to live.” As a matter of fact, the doctors were wrong---- he didn’t die. He can’t walk now but he uses a wheelchair(轮椅). He can’t feed himself and get in or out of bed himself. But he refused to give in to the condition. He talks with the help of a computer. After Oxford, Stephen went to Cambridge University. Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor of philosophy(哲学).

Because of his serious health problems, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams(图表) or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking, he became one of the most famous scientists in the world. In 1891, he met the Pope(教皇) in Rome. They talked about his ideas. Then in 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time. It sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages. He was once invited to China, he impressed us with his self-confidence, humorous and witty(风趣的) conversation.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Stephen is good at thinking. B. Stephen cannot walk.

C. Stephen has had the answers to some very big questions.

D. Stephen had once studied math and science at Oxford University.

2. How old was Stephen when he became a doctor of philosophy?

A. 21 B. 23 C. 27 D. 25

3. A Brief History of Time is ________.

A. a book which is well-known all over the word

B. a book about Rome’s history

C. Stephen’s talk collection with the Pope in Rome

D. Stephen’s talk collection with me in China

4. Stephen’s studies DO NOT relate(涉及) to ________ according to the passage.

Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century(世纪). Sandwich was rich, but he liked to play cards (纸牌) for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didn't even stop to have his meals. He ordered(命令) his servants (仆人) to bring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich’s idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did.

From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food “sandwich” today.

1. Sandwich was the _________.

A. name of a servant

B. name of a man with a lot of money

C. poor man who lived on playing cards

D. name of food which was liked by the rich

2. People liked Sandwich’s idea because_________.

A. bread, together with meat was cheap

B. he always won when he played cards

C. they liked Sandwich himself

D. when they ate with one of their hands they could do something with the other.

What will you do if you get 5 million ？ Some people give some different answers.

Sally: I want to do business （生意）。 If I am rich, I will do a lot of things for my family. For me nothing is more important than my family. I will buy a new house for them and travel around the world.

Joe: If I have 5 million, I will use the money to do everything I like. At first, I will use 2 million to open my own shop. And I will use another 2 million to buy some new houses. In the future, the houses which I buy will become more expensive, and I will sell them to other people. Finally, I will use 1 million to buy some presents for my family and my best friend.

Anna: If I have 5 million, I will put 3 million in the bank and spend 2 million. I will visit Paris, London and New York. I will eat delicious food, play games, and build a building with a swimming pool.

Jack: I will buy an island( 岛） if I have 5 million. Then I will be the king of the island and I will invite my friends to my island.

6. Who will do business if he/she gets 5 million.

A. Sally B. Jack C. Anna D. We don't know.

7. What will Anna do if she gets 5 million?

A. Do business B. Open a shop C. Buy an island D. Put three million in the bank and spend 2 million.

Thanks for your letter. You want to know about my favorite sport and instrument(乐器). Now let me tell you. I like playing volleyball, basketball, and ping-pang. But swimming is my favorite sport. I am good at playing the violin and the guitar, too. My favorite instrument is the violin. I often play the violin on weekends. What about you? What’s your favorite sport? Do you like to play the violin or the guitar? Please write to me soon.

I’m very glad to be your pen-friend. My name is Li Tian, and my English name is Leo. I’m from Wuhan. It’s in the middle of China. I’m in the Number 3 Middle School. There are 55 students in my class, and 28 are boys. From Monday to Friday, we have Chinese, math, physics and P.E. in the morning. I like Chinese and physics, because they’re interesting. I don’t like math. It’s too boring. At noon, I have to have lunch at school because my home is far from my school. We usually have two classes in the afternoon. After school , I like watching TV and listening to the music. I also like playing football, but not the American football.

I am Sabrina Akhtar studying in a high school and I’ve noticed that forests are disappearing.

You know, forests are disappearing around the world each year because of many different reasons including farming, tourism, pollution, etc. If we stop doing these things, there will be a good future for people of tomorrow.

Now I’m writing to ask you to help stop forests from disappearing. You can help by getting shops to stop selling paper made from trees and by persuading people not to use tree-free paper (paper not made from trees). This will help forests so much. There are many, many things we can do to help forests. If you would like to know more, please visit http://www. Rainforestweb. Org/.

By changing the little things, we can make a big difference.

If you would like to contact（联系）me, please see the above address or e-mail me at shazadinol @ hotmail.co.uk. Thank you for taking your time in reading this letter.

Thanks for your letter. You want to know about my favorite sport and instrument(乐器). Now let me tell you. I like swimming very much, and I like volleyball, basketball, and ping-pong, too. Swimming is my favorite sport. I am good at playing the guitar and the violin, too. My favorite instrument is violin. I often play the violin on weekends. What about you? What’s your favorite sport? Do you like to play the violin or the guitar? Please write to me soon.

January 17 is St. Anthony’s Day in Mexico. It’s a day when people ask for protection for their animals. They bring their animals to church. But before the animals go into the church, the people usually dress them up in flowers.

Chusok

On August 15 of the lunar calendar, Koreans celebrate Chusok to give thanks for the harvest. Also on Chusok, a big meal with moon-shaped rice cake is eaten.

New Year’s Eve

One of the biggest celebrations in Argentina is New Year’s Eve. On the evening of December 31, families get together and have a big meal. At midnight, fireworks set everywhere and continue throughout the night. Friends and families meet at parties, which last until the next morning.

Setsubun

On the evening of February 3, people in Japanese families take one dried bean（豆）for each year of their age and throw the beans around their homes, shouting “Good luck in! Evil sprits out!” This is known as “Setsubun,” a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.

Today I’m going to tell you something really special. I know you work very hard and feel tired every day.

Every time you come home and see the messy(杂乱的) house. I know you are very angry with me. But you always say nothing and clean up the house .I always want to help you, but I have so much homework to do. After I finish my homework, I feel like dying. I really want to help you, but I’m so tired too.

I also want to tell you one thing, I love you so much. I usually talk back to you when you say that I don’t study hard enough. But in fact I just want you to praise（赞扬） me more. I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher. So don’t feel frustrated （失望）about my grades, OK? I have made up my mind that I will study harder and help you to clean the house. I am serious this time. I will have my homework done faster so that I can have more energy to clean the house. I will watch TV less so that I can have more time to study and get good grades. All these things are for one reason: I want to make you happy Mum.

I love you!

With lots of love Sally

( )31.Why is Sally’s mother angry with Sally when she comes back from work?

I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(专栏) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as if he doesn’t even love us at all.

Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don’t like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life!

What am I to do? At present, to prevent making his mother unhappy with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse.

How can I help my son without harming our relationship?

Yours ,

Liu Zhenhua

（）26. What’s Mr. Zhu’s job?

A. A teacher. B. A magazine columnist.

C. A youth worker. D. A doctor.

（）27. From the passage, we can know that Mr. Liu’s son is _______ to his parents.

A. friendly B. thankful C. polite D. rude

（）28. What does Liu Zhenhua write to Mr. Zhu for?

A. To blame his son.

B. To ask for help with his son.

C. To say something about his son.

D. To complain to him about his son.

（）29. Mr. Liu’s son always spends his time _______.

A. doing his homework

B. playing games online

C. chatting with his parents

D. doing everything his parents ask him to do

（）30. What do you think is the possible answer for the father?

A. The father should let the son alone.

B. The father should give his son a beating.

C. The father should allow his son his freedom.

D. The father should be patient enough to have communication with the son.

Your Junior 3 year will finish soon. Do you want to say something about your junior school life?

What were the rewards (收获) of the three years? Our readers have their stories to share.

Ben,15,Guangzhou,Guangdong

I got through a hard time in Junior 2 when my grades suddenly dropped（下降） a lot. I faced great pressure. In the following summer vacation, I worked hard by studying for 10 hours a day. It was crazy, but when I became one of the top students again, I felt everything had been worthwhile（值得的）.

Julie, 13,Beijing

In July, 2011,I had a trip to the UK with some students

and teachers. When we arrived there, the other students and I

didn’t want to eat the local food. The teachers were worried and

tried to make us eat. When we finally finished the meal, the

guide said that the world now sees how spoiled（被宠坏的）

Chinese kids are. I felt really sorry.

John,14,Hangzhou,Zhejiang

I lived in a dorm（寝室）during junior school. It was a great challenge since I had never left my parents before that. I had to take care of everything myself. I learned to make my bed and get along with roommates. I also learned to make a schedule to arrange（安排）my time .I’ve done a good job and I feel proud.

Hello, my dear friends, today here’s a funny cartoon for you! It is a Chinese cartoon. Its name is Happy Sheep and Big Big Wolf(狼).

In this cartoon, there are some sheep and three wolves. Happy Sheep is the leading role(主角). He likes playing football and running. He runs faster than the other sheep. Pretty Sheep likes making clothes and growing flowers. She is very beautiful. Lazy Sheep(懒羊羊) is clever. But he doesn’t like doing sports. He likes sleeping best. Force Sheep(沸羊羊) is stronger than any other sheep. Warm Sheep is the class monitor（班长）at school. Slow Sheep is 68 years old. He is very old. He is the village head(村长). Every sheep has a lovely pet(宠物). Big Big Wolf wants to eat sheep. Red Wolf is Big Big Wolf’s wife. She is very bad. Banana Wolf is nice. He is the friend of the sheep. He likes eating bananas very much.

Thank you very much for your mail. I want to go to China. I know something about China from your e-mails. Your English is very good. But I don't know much Chinese. Now I'm learning （学习）it from my parents. They know much about China. They tell me many things about China.

I'm happy to know you like your school and your family. You want to know my family and my school. I have a big family. My grandparents and my parents are all very fine. My father has a brother. He is my uncle, John. He and my aunt have their children. They're Bill, Linda, Mary and Lily. My brother Dick is a boy of eighteen. I like my family very much. I'll go to China next year with my mother. She is going to teach English in a middle school in Beijing.

I have a happy family.We love each other.My grandparents are doctors.They work in Canada now.My parents are both teachers.They teach English at Guangzhou International School.My sister and I are in China with them.

I’m 13 years old.I’m a student in Grade Seven.I like China and Chinese.I want to be a Chinese teacher when I grow up(长大).Now I can speak Chinese.My sister,Amy,is only three years old.She is fat(胖的）with blue eyes.She is lovely.We all love her.

Thank you for your invitation to visit your school next week, I am sorry I can't come. I'm not free next week. On Monday, I am having a piano lesson from 8:00 to 10:00 in the morning, and I have to study for the math test in the evening. On Tuesday, I am meeting a friend from my hometown at the train station. On Wednesday, I'm playing football with my friends. I have to look after my sick grandpa on Thursday. On Friday, I'm helping one of my classmates to study English. I'm really busy the whole week.

Yours

Frank

54. Why can't Frank visit Tim's school next week? Because___________.

A. he is ill B. he is busy C. he has a piano lesson D. he is playing football

55. How long is Frank having a piano lesson on Monday?

A. One hour. B. At 8:00. C. Two hours. D. At 10:00.

56. Where is Frank meeting his friend on Tuesday?

A. At the train station. B. From his hometown. C. At a bus station. D. At school.

I’m in Hangzhou now. I will spend the next three years here. I’m in No.6 middle School. It’s a good school. The people here are very friendly. My best friend is Li Lei,and my favorite food is Dong po pork(东坡肉).

Now I’m writing to you in my bedroom. We have a new home here in China. It’s different from our old home in America. Our new house is white, and the old one is red. The walls of my bedroom are blue. My mother is watering some flowers. My father is repairing a car. I’m going to do my homework.